Mercer County Seygan Robins (4) was guardec by Boyd County Graci Borders (11) left and Boyd County Savannah Wheeler (4) in the second quarter of a first round Girls Sweet Sixteen tournament basketball game at BB&T Arena in Highland Heights, Ky, on March 8, 2017. Pablo Alcalapalcala@herald-leader.com

Mercer County Seygan Robins (4) was guardec by Boyd County Graci Borders (11) left and Boyd County Savannah Wheeler (4) in the second quarter of a first round Girls Sweet Sixteen tournament basketball game at BB&T Arena in Highland Heights, Ky, on March 8, 2017. Pablo Alcalapalcala@herald-leader.com

Preseason watch list for the 2018 Kentucky Miss Basketball award

The high school girls’ basketball season begins Monday, Nov. 27, but the Miss Basketball conversation has been ongoing since the end of the girls’ Sweet Sixteen back in March.

Below are 10 seniors, listed in alphabetical order by last name, who boast prime profiles for Miss Basketball candidacy. This is not a list of official candidates, which will be determined by Player of the Year voting in each of the state’s 16 regions later in the season. This is merely a projection, based on previous accomplishments, of who should have the best shot at claiming the award once voting occurs in March.

Grace Berger

School: Sacred Heart (7th Region)

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Team accolades: Sacred Heart won 7th region title in 2016-17 season (lost to Butler in first round of state tournament). Valkyries reached 7th Region semifinals when Berger was a freshman and sophomore.

Lexi Held

School: Cooper (9th Region)

College: DePaul University

Height: 5-8

Career record: 54-56 (four seasons)

Team accolades: Cooper, which opened in the 2008-09 school year, had its first winning season in 2013-14 (Held’s eighth-grade year) and had its second winning season during her junior season, when it won a school-record 22 games. Jaguars lost to Holmes in the 9th Region finals last season.

Individual accolades:All-State honorable mention in 2016-17; first girls’ basketball player from Cooper to sign with a Division I university; finished in the top five statewide in free-throw percentage as a sophomore and junior.

Butler center Molly Lockhart (30) shoots the ball under pressure from Mercer County Titans forward Emma Souder (30) during the Girls Basketball game between Mercer County and Butler at Butler high school in Louisville, Ky.

Ally Niece

School: Simon Kenton (8th Region)

College: Northern Kentucky University

Height: 5-8

Career record: 119-70 (six seasons, first three at Scott High)

Team accolades: Simon Kenton has won two 8th Region titles in the last three years, in 2015 and 2017, and played for the 8th Region title in 2016. The Pioneers lost in the state quarterfinals last season. Scott High reached the 10th Region semifinals when Niece was in eighth grade.

Individual accolades:All-State first team in 2016-17; All-State third team in 2015-16; has played varsity basketball since she was in sixth grade and has scored more than 2,000 points in her career. Was the state’s 18th leading scorer as a sophomore and is the state’s top returning free-throw shooter.

Seygan Robins

School: Mercer County

College: University of Louisville

Height: 5-10

Career record: 144-31 (five seasons)

Team accolades: Mercer County won its first state title last season, its third straight appearance in the state tournament. Titans reached the state semifinals 2016 and lost in the first round in 2015. Mercer County lost in the 12th Region finals in 2014.

Mykasa Robinson

School: Ashland Blazer

College: University of Louisville

Height: 5-7

Career record: 101-59 (five seasons)

Team accolades: Ashland Blazer reached the state-tournament semifinals during Robinson’s eighth-grade season. Kittens won the 16th Region title when she was in seventh grade and during her freshman year.

Macey Turley

School: Murray

College: Murray State University

Height: 5-6

Career record: 147-24

Team accolades: Murray has appeared in back-to-back state tournaments, both times reaching the semifinals. Murray won All “A” Classic state title in 2016. The Tigers played for the 1st Region title in 2013 and 2014, Turley’s first two seasons on the varsity roster.